CLUB PILATES WRITTEN FINAL
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their Pilates Mat classes. It
doesn't have to be a thick Mat, it should just cover the area under your client's body.
True / False - answer-False
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons?
Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up - answer-Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch
keeping the head down
What exercises should your client master before trying the Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscrew and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
Rolling Like A Ball and Saw - answer-Roll over and Teaser
Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: - answer-Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
,Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)
Single Leg Circle
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do
________________________ to get the back of their body warm and then
_________________________ to get the front of their body warm.
Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscrew and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saw and Boomerang - answer-Bridge variations and Hundreds
Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is good for
clients with low back issues.
True / False - answer-False
You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they have a major anterior tilt in
their pelvis and no injuries in the past. They have been cleared to start a fitness routine
after having not worked out in the past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in
their first work out?
Swimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
, Hundred, Swan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscrew, Back bends - answer-Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.
True / False - answer-True
During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise?
Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the exercise. Your client might
not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various Teaser Prep exercises for the
fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to the full Teaser exercise.
It does not, it is part of the movement
It takes the low back out of the equation and should be done during a clients entire
Pilates practice.
None of the above. - answer-Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of
the exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various
Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to
the full Teaser exercise.
In what plane of motion is the Hundred?
Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal - answer-Sagittal
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their Pilates Mat classes. It
doesn't have to be a thick Mat, it should just cover the area under your client's body.
True / False - answer-False
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons?
Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up - answer-Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch
keeping the head down
What exercises should your client master before trying the Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscrew and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
Rolling Like A Ball and Saw - answer-Roll over and Teaser
Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: - answer-Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
,Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)
Single Leg Circle
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do
________________________ to get the back of their body warm and then
_________________________ to get the front of their body warm.
Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscrew and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saw and Boomerang - answer-Bridge variations and Hundreds
Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is good for
clients with low back issues.
True / False - answer-False
You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they have a major anterior tilt in
their pelvis and no injuries in the past. They have been cleared to start a fitness routine
after having not worked out in the past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in
their first work out?
Swimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
, Hundred, Swan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscrew, Back bends - answer-Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.
True / False - answer-True
During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise?
Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the exercise. Your client might
not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various Teaser Prep exercises for the
fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to the full Teaser exercise.
It does not, it is part of the movement
It takes the low back out of the equation and should be done during a clients entire
Pilates practice.
None of the above. - answer-Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of
the exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various
Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to
the full Teaser exercise.
In what plane of motion is the Hundred?
Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal - answer-Sagittal
